De Blasio Blames Trump Admin. for Coronavirus Hitting NYC Hard, Says He Demanded Tests Jan. 24th

De Blasio We had ░░░░░░░░ hire people from all ░░░░░░░░ the country as well ░░░░░░░░ come in just to ░░░░░░░░ the line And so ░░░░░░░░ need to understand just ░░░░░░░░ where we are now ░░░░░░░░ making even slow and ░░░░░░░░ progress that s still ░░░░░░░░ a huge strain on ░░░░░░░░ hospitals and those healthcare ░░░░░░░░ God forbid there was ░░░░░░░░ resurgence And this is ░░░░░░░░ reason for caution If ░░░░░░░░ was a resurgence think ░░░░░░░░ the heroes think about ░░░░░░░░ people we re celebrating ░░░░░░░░ day every night think ░░░░░░░░ at 7 00 P ░░░░░░░░ when we applaud them ░░░░░░░░ about what a resurgence ░░░░░░░░ do to them and ░░░░░░░░ much pressure how much ░░░░░░░░ how much strain it ░░░░░░░░ put on them if ░░░░░░░░ disease came back If ░░░░░░░░ were to happen once ░░░░░░░░ there d be more ░░░░░░░░ more people in the ░░░░░░░░ We go back to ░░░░░░░░ to create new hospitals ░░░░░░░░ beds We don t ░░░░░░░░ want to go there ░░░░░░░░ Indicator number three percentage ░░░░░░░░ people testing positive for ░░░░░░░░ 19 So this obviously ░░░░░░░░ us some sense of ░░░░░░░░ widespread this is in ░░░░░░░░ city And we ve ░░░░░░░░ from the very beginning ░░░░░░░░ know I I still ░░░░░░░░ that the saddest part ░░░░░░░░ this whole very painful ░░░░░░░░ is what could have ░░░░░░░░ if on the first ░░░░░░░░ that I called for ░░░░░░░░ for New York City ░░░░░░░░ the federal government January ░░░░░░░░ if on that day ░░░░░░░░ federal government had acted ░░░░░░░░ New York City for ░░░░░░░░ York State for cities ░░░░░░░░ states all over the ░░░░░░░░ and gotten us the ░░░░░░░░ in the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ this entire scenario would ░░░░░░░░ been different we would ░░░░░░░░ seen so much less ░░░░░░░░ And so now we ░░░░░░░░ still so many new ░░░░░░░░ cases but we don ░░░░░░░░ know even the beginning ░░░░░░░░ it because we can ░░░░░░░░ test anywhere near the ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ it does tell us ░░░░░░░░ still of course there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of new ░░░░░░░░ cases 2 519 yesterday ░░░░░░░░ more testing we get ░░░░░░░░ the more truth we ░░░░░░░░ find The more testing ░░░░░░░░ get the more we ░░░░░░░░ fight back and contain ░░░░░░░░ disease All roads lead ░░░░░░░░ testing Literally the more ░░░░░░░░ have the more you ░░░░░░░░ trace each person s ░░░░░░░░ get them the help ░░░░░░░░ need figure out who ░░░░░░░░ to be isolated All ░░░░░░░░ things become possible the ░░░░░░░░ testing you have So ░░░░░░░░ with the limitations we ░░░░░░░░ have information that s ░░░░░░░░ here So we launched ░░░░░░░░ April 11th 58 percent ░░░░░░░░ those being tested were ░░░░░░░░ positive For the city ░░░░░░░░ measure for the public ░░░░░░░░ lab it was 78 ░░░░░░░░